Islamic Coins
Lot 1386 SESSION 6 (9.30AM WEDNESDAY 24TH NOV) Islamic Coins
Estimate $150
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $340
ARAB-SASANIAN COINAGE, Yazdigerd type, silver drachm, (32mm), (3.38 g), SK (Sijistan) mint, dated frozen YE 20 (AH 30/1 = AD 651/2), obv. Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; bism allh in margin, rev. fire altar flanked by attendants, star and crescent flanking flames, (Album 1. SICA 1, 353-357; Wilkes ICC 1). Nearly extremely fine, rare.
Ex Dr L.J. Sherwin Collection, bought from Baldwin's with ticket priced (?160) on 31 August 2006.
All these types have the frozen date year 20 of Yazdigerd III and are believed to have been struck for about 15 years with this date.
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